Empower 2,000 women in the Rural Himalayas Photo Gallery

Women Fodder Load

Because transport infrastructure of poor, women carry the burden of transporting fodder for livestock.

Women Fuelwood Load

Women are primarily responsible for collecting firewood. Burning wood inefficiently leads to forest degredation and indoor air pollution affecting women and children.

Women's Group meeting

Women meeting collectively empowers them to advocate for their needs and priorities in public decision-making.

Women Composting

Women do the laborious agricultural tasks such as spreading compost over fields. Improved composting can reduce their burden of work.

Children Work Load

Women's workload is so high that children are also recruited to help with chores. This often leads to girl children being pulled from school and negatively affects their education.

Women Crop Load

Women often work togethr on each others fields to help with labor-intesive manual work.

Women Harvesting

Women do painstaking agricultural tasks such as sowing, weeding, and harvesting.

Forest Meeting

Community meetings allow local people to determine how best to manage their own resources. Women's participation in public forums is growing due to SIMAR activities in the area.